…and the house he shares with his people.

Wine cork wreath – work in progress

…and, it’s tax time! Time for a project to drown our collective sorrows!

For a while, I’ve been trying to think of a spring/summer/fall idea to take the place of the winter wreath I make every year from the bottom boughs of our Christmas tree. It fills the space on the front porch so nicely, and since it’s covered by a roof, I have some options that will withstand being outside.

Since wine is pretty popular here at Guin’s Yard (we may or may not have had our wedding reception at a winery four years ago), I decided I’d try a wine cork wreath like the one here.

So I gathered up my corks, my hot glue, my straw wreath base, and my bottle glass of wine, and gave it a whirl:

(I’m not sure whether I’m more proud or embarrassed that I didn’t buy any of the corks; they’re all ours. Well, I guess I did buy them. In bottles…)

Unfortunately, I got maybe 2/3 of the way around the wreath and ran out. Woe! I guess I’ll have to drink more wine. For now the project is stashed in a big shopping bag until my cork reserves bounce back (memo to friends & family: donations gladly accepted!). I’m pretty pleased with how it’s coming along so far though. Hopefully it won’t be too long until I have finished photos to share.